Recipe - Costeño Arroz Con Coco de Colombia

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness with a unique flavor.

green plantains

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Sweet potatoes add a different texture and sweetness.

Start by cracking open a coconut and extracting the meat.

Add filtered water to the coconut meat to make coconut milk.

Set the coconut milk on the stove and mix it with brown sugar to create a coconut sugar layer in the pan.

Stir the coconut sugar as it cooks in the bottom of the pan.

Make additional batches of coconut milk using the leftover coconut grounds.

Add the washed rice to the pan with the coconut sugar layer.

Pour in the coconut milk until sufficient to cover the rice.

Add raisins and a little salt to the rice mixture.

Pour in a bit of coca-cola to enhance the flavor.

Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.

Add a little cooking oil before letting it simmer.

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Dietary

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